Condé Montrose Nast

Condé Montrose Nast, born March 26, 1873 in New York City, United States, died there on September 19, 1942, was the founder of Condé Nast Publications, a major American magazine publisher.

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March 26 - 1873 - New York City - United States - September 19 - 1942 - Condé Nast Publications - Magazine

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After working for Collier's Weekly (1898?1907) he bought Vogue, then a small New York society magazine, transforming it into America's premier fashion magazine. He then turned Vanity Fair into a sophisticated magazine for all that was stylish, and eventually owned a stable of high-class magazines including House & Garden, British and French Vogue, and Glamour (the last magazine added to the group while he was alive). While other publishers simply focused on increasing the number of magazines in circulation, Nast targeted groups of readers by income level or common interest.

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1898 - 1907 - Vogue - Vanity Fair - House & Garden - Glamour

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Nearly ruined in the Depression, he spent his last years struggling to regain his early prosperity.

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He is interred in the Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven in Hawthorne, New York.

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Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven - Hawthorne, New York

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